Table 2 The comparison of basic characteristics of study population stratified by areas.

From: Early-Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine Is Associated with Higher Methylation Level in the INSR Gene in Later Adulthood

Variables

Anhui

Jiangxi

Non-exposed group

Exposed group

Non-exposed group

Exposed group

Age (mean ± SD), years

54.9 (2.7)

55.3 (0.6)

54.5 (2.6)

54.8 (0.9)

Height (mean ± SD), cm

160.93 (7.66)

160.83 (7.71)

160.13 (8.76)

160.75 (8.15)

Weight (mean ± SD), kg

65.21 (10.52)

66.15 (9.65)

60.21 (10.86)

60.11 (9.74)

WC (mean ± SD), cm

84.51 (9.91)

87.56 (8.44)*

81.83 (9.51)

83.98 (12.34)

BMI (mean ± SD), kg/m2

25.11 (3.19)

25.53 (2.95)

23.56 (4.35)

23.22 (3.06)

FPG (mean ± SD), mmol/L

5.96 (1.26)

6.70 (2.28)*

5.42 (1.53)

5.47 (1.87)

TG (mean ± SD), mmol/L

1.83 (1.19)

2.04 (1.23)

1.73 (1.08)

1.49 (0.73)

HDL-C (mean ± SD), mmol/L

1.37 (0.34)

1.33 (0.37)

1.17 (0.28)

1.20 (0.31)

LDL-C (mean ± SD), mmol/L

3.12 (0.80)

3.35 (0.93)

2.62 (0.66)

2.71 (0.70)

DBP(mean ± SD), mmHg

86.93 (8.49)

87.36 (9.70)

77.61 (10.29)

78.31 (11.60)

SBP (mean ± SD), mmHg

136.88 (16.13)

136.78 (14.55)

120.53 (14.42)

117.95 (16.42)

PA level n (%)

   Vigorous

74 (82.2)

40 (88.9)

59 (67.0)

29 (70.7)

   Non-vigorous

16 (17.8)

5 (11.1)

29 (33.0)

12 (29.3)

Meat n (%)

   Non-daily

58 (64.4)

24 (53.3)

59 (67.0)

30 (73.2)

   Every day

32 (35.6)

21 (46.7)

29 (33.0)

11 (26.8)

Vegetable n (%)

   Non-daily

2 (2.2)

3 (6.7)

7 (8.0)

5 (12.2)

   Every day

88 (97.8)

42 (93.3)

81 (92.0)

36 (87.8)

Fruit n (%)

   Non-daily

50 (55.6)

22 (48.9)

62 (70.5)

32 (78.0)

   Every day

40 (44.4)

23 (51.1)

26 (29.5)

9 (22.0)

Milk n (%)

   Non-daily

73 (81.1)

38 (84.4)

78 (88.6)

35 (85.4)

   Every day

17 (18.9)

7 (15.6)

10 (11.4)

6 (14.6)

Smoking n (%)

   <400 cigarettes

58 (64.4)

27 (60.0)

65 (73.9)

25 (61.0)

   ≥400 cigarettes

32 (35.6)

18 (40.0)

23 (26.1)

16 (39.0)

Drinking n (%)

   <Once per month

56 (62.2)

19 (42.2)

63 (71.6)

26 (63.4)

   ≥Once per month

34 (37.8)

26 (57.8)*

25 (28.4)

15 (36.6)

  1. Abbreviations: WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; PA, physical activity.
  2. Independent-samples t-test was used to compare difference of continuous variables between exposed group and non-exposed group, and Chi-square test was used to compare the difference of categorized variables between exposed group and no-exposed group. *Represents P < 0.05.
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